People · United States
Joel Boon
3×3 · top 7.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018BOON02
Joel Boon has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.05, set at Jordan Nationals 2022, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,258th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2018, he has put 136 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.44 in June 2018 to 10.05, a 48% improvement. Joel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.05 | 11.52 | top 7.6% | 4,258 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 41.79 | 48.31 | top 14.3% | 2,162 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.96 | 1:32.38 | top 21.7% | 1,704 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 4.92 | top 23.6% | 9,406 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.16 | 24.21 | top 23.7% | 3,085 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.80 | 10.18 | top 34.6% | 9,914 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.26 | 2:16.09 | top 42.9% | 3,197 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:40.09 | 4:56.79 | early days — 3 solves | 1,312 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.30 | 3:17.60 | early days — 3 solves | 1,725 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 9.22 | 14.23 | top 50.0% | 9,067 / 19,164 | |
| Square-1 | 48.72 | 1:01.86 | top 74.9% | 5,002 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 24:42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 659 / 740 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Jan 2022Five personal bests in one day at Jordan Nationals 2022.
- 25 Sep 2021Three personal bests in one day at Jordan Fall Open 2021.
- 27 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.31 at Jordan Open 2019.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: Maryland 2018. A 19.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Amman Summertime 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
- Jordan Nationals 2022 · 28 Jan 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Jordan Fall Open 2021 · 25 Sep 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Jordan Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Zakarya Otair — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Omar Abdlkareem Albalouli — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Kamel Hammouri — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.